Paedophile in jail 7 years after release

A West Australian judge says he has no choice but to keep a schizophrenic paedophile locked up because there is nowhere safe for him to live - despite his sentence finishing in 2006.

Anthony John Alvisse, 52, has committed sex crimes against children dating back to 1979 with his victims including children as young as six.

In 2003, he raped a homeless 14-year-old boy he had befriended at a hostel, and was jailed for over three years.

But after being released on a seven-year strict supervision order in late 2006, just two months later he called 000, admitting he was struggling to manage his urges and was fearful of attacking another child.

After being jailed again, judges and psychiatrists have ruled Alvisse could be released if there was suitable accommodation available with strict supervision.

But after Alvisse was recently turned down for a place at a psychiatric hostel because of staff worries over a risk to child visitors and the proximity of two schools, Justice John McKechnie said the time had come for the government to step in.

"As bureaucrats have been unable to initiate ... co-operation after seven years ... there is now a need for ministerial intervention," Justice McKechnie said.